Peoria restaurant robbery suspects sought

Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find two people involved in an armed robbery at a restaurant earlier this week.

Police say two teenaged males entered Herrera’s Restaurant near 75th and Peoria avenues and approached the counter just before 8:30 p.m. Monday.

When the clerk went to take their order, one of the men took out a black handgun and demanded money, according to a Peoria Police statement issued Thursday.

Surveillance video from inside the restaurant showed the incident took less than a minute, and the robbers casually walked out once the clerk handed them cash from the register.

Police say the armed robber was a teenaged male with a thin build, closely-shaved hair, and blue gauged earrings. He wore a black hooded sweatshirt, blue basketball shorts with a while stripe on the side, white socks and black shoes.

The second robber, who was carrying a duffle bag, is described as a teenaged male with a thin build. He wore a black long-sleeved T-shirt, dark pants, black shoes with white tips, and a T-shirt covered his face.

Police say they’re also interested in talking to a man who was sitting in a white, early-2000s model minivan near the robbery site. He was described as a man in his 20s and may be connected to the robbers, according to Amanda Jacinto, a Peoria Police spokeswoman.

Police are accepting anonymous tips at 623-773-7045, through Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS, by text at 274-637 (CRI-MES) and by e-mail at PDTips@peoriaaz.gov.

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